New Trial: British Government Information and Propaganda, 1939-2009

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TRIAL through Oct. 2, 2023Collection contains materials produced by the British Ministry of Information (MOI) and Central Office of Information (COI) during the period 1939-2009 and includes posters, pamphlets and guidance booklets. Subject matter covers public health, education, social security, civil defense, international politics, race relations, sex discrimination, public sector career opportunities, policing, the environment, … Read more

Gone Fishing: Special Collections’ Angling Collection

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Joseph Waldo Hosdowich (1898-1972), Wesleyan University, class of 1921, served in the First World War and had a decades-long career as a sales executive at the International Silver Company in Meriden, CT. He donated the Angling collection to the Special Collections library in the 1960s, shortly after retiring. His collection suggests a lifelong love of fishing, … Read more

Experimental Arts and Media in Olin

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The World Music Archives/Music Library is hosting two fun events in Olin Library this week around the theme of experimental arts and new media: (1) Politics, Bleeps, and Bloops with the Election Profit Makers Thursday, September 14th 7:00 PM (doors open 6:30)Smith Reading Room, Olin Memorial Library Join David Rees (Get Your War On, Going … Read more

New Resource: The Atlantic Monthly (Digital edition)

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New subscription to The Atlantic Monthly (digital edition). Content from 1857 to current includes audio, video and podcast extras.  You can access this resource through the A-Z Database page or through OneSearch.  Please note, when linking to resource choose “Sign in through your institution”: Wesleyan University Library  To access this database via the library website … Read more

New Resource: The Times of India

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This English daily newspaper founded in 1838 to serve British residents of West India.This historical newspaper covers colonialism and post-colonialism, British and world history, class and gender issues, international relations, comparative religion, international economics, terrorism, and more. Coverage: 1838-2010 To access this database via the library website visit: The Times of India

New Resource: Black Life in America

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Comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from the early 18th century to the early 21st – from pre-Revolution America to the modern era. Sourced from nearly 20,000 American and global newspapers from 1704 to the present, including over 400 African American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, … Read more

World Music Archives hosts celebration of forthcoming book by Professor Sumarsam

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Wesleyan’s World Music Archives and Music Department invite you to a celebration in honor of Winslow-Kaplan Professor of Music Sumarsam’s forthcoming book, History and Myth, Interculturalism and Interreligiosity: The In-Between in Javanese Performing Arts (Wesleyan University Press). This hour-long event includes a concert, featuring guest singer Heni Savitri, and a short presentation by Sumarsam entitled “History and … Read more

New Resource: Historical Black Newspapers 

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The Library is happy to announce that we’ve recently purchased perpetual access to Proquest’s Historical Black Newspapers database . This unique resource offers , full-text primary source content from some of the most important historical black newspapers, including the Chicago Defender, New York Amsterdam News, Pittsburgh Courier, and many others. Patrons can access full-page and … Read more